The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-07

| grounds. It would also be well, In my judg.
| Inent, II the system OF industrial education
4 could be generally adopted in Cur pubic schools;
but until such time az that may become practi-
cable, believe tt would be good policy to estab-
fish such school as is asked by the Duluth
| chamber OF commerce, II for no other purpose
| than TO educate the public TO the needs Of such
educational work. Duluth lying In close prox-
Unity 70 the MINING nm /, 1Ss o. Inc ssats
| vast mineral resources known to exist In that
| reglop commend the subject TO your thought
MooHaRAp NORMAL SCHOOL.
Under an act VI the legislature approved
March 8. 1885, entitled AN act to establish q
| state normal school at tho city Of M0orhead, In
Clay county, site Of six acres OF land has been
selected by the normal school beard, as provided
| by the terms Of tho law, and decided to the
the fSe w o. Ss e
site. In considering the ncoessity OF this addi-
tionsl state institution the fact should be borne
eatabiished in the northern half q ths state
section which. owing TO its newness and lack Of
| wealth. needs assistance in this direction
Bssas s mas t be 9ass shs
| many years ago normal schools were
established in what now ara the older
snce and it IL but fair and just tina. similar aid
| he extended to the newer, but equally deserving
| settlements. The schools at Wiuona, Nankaso
and St. Cloud not only too remote from these
newer sections TO be Of any practical valuo 70
them, but, according to tho report Of the suser-
intendent of public instruction, already full
| to oVerhowing and could be Of but little benefit
TO them even IL this were not the case. The
population Of the state at this time exceeds
| l,200,OO0, and at our present rate OF growth II
view Of all those FACTS. the insdcquacy Of exist
ing facilities In this line OF our educational sys-
| TEN becomes striktnay manifest. commend
| TO you the needs and just claims OF the normal
| school at Msorhead and doub5 noe they viii. 70.
| ccive your favorable consideration.
| THIRD HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
BY virture OF the provisions of law PASSED az
appointed BY Gov. Hubbard has recently located
| At Fergus Pals new hospital for the insane,
| aud selected site therefor. For the purchas-
\ or buildings thereon for the housing and treat
ment Of patients. You will be asked TO eppro-
| pirate money. In considering the necessity OF
any action at the present session In this matter.
| II wiz be we'll to bear in mind that postpone
years. at the end of which time. 1 am
tho at ae fsssr ana rate
hospitals will be nearly II not entirely full: and
before new.buildings could then BIO provided.
the old hospitals. The great distances which
| patients from the northwestern portions OF the
state have to be carried constitute an additional
matter at this session. The expenses FOR trans
| portatton and sheI;ffs fees are oftenttmes
| greater than the support and care of the patient
while in tho hospital, and are no inconsiderabie
burden to remote frontier counties On account
or this heavy cos, commitments during the cura-
BILE periods are prevented. and thus the number Of
| chronic cases is continually increased, and for
the same reason superintendent are prevented
| from sending patients homo at an early period
| OF their recovery, for fear of possible relapse
| and return. And what is Of still moro serious
| moment. the chances Of recovery are greatly I'M
paired by the mental strain and physical ex-
| hausLion consequent On these long trips. Con-
| pediency, would seom to urge action on your
part looking to the purchase OF a new site and
the erection thereon within tho next two years
| OF sucn buildings for the reception OF patients
| as will meet the needs OF the state.
THE SECOND STATE Prison.
At the last session Of the legislature law WAS
| passed providing for the location Of second
arisen In the state In favor OF making the prison
capitol Dec 90, 1886 resolution was adopted
| without dissent declaring 1t to be the sense Of
| the meeting that instead of the new state prison
| contemplated by the law Of 1885, reformatory
| Institution should be established. The meeting
ali Of the managers of the state reform school, the
| members OF tho state board OF corrections and
| charlbies. judges Of the courts prosecuting
| Ten years ago the first refsrmatory prison was
| opened at Elmira, N. Y, as an experiment: The
| experiment proved so successful that similar 10
| stitutions have since been established in Michf-
/ gan. Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania, Ohio Ken
| lucky and Kansas Massachusetts, remodeled
| the new state prison at Concord at large ex-
4 ",
| The same purpose in view, has recently changed
the plan OF a projected peniteatiary at Hunting
| don. i therefore recommend that the proposed
new prison in this state be mads refornatory for
criminals convicted of their first ofenss In this
connection and in view OF the establishment OF
| an additional prison, would suggest that tho
board of state prison inspectors be increased
| from the present number (three) to FIVE
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